Step 1 – Install Data Manager and DLA software

Computer requirements

Before you install Data Manager software, make sure that your computer
meets the following requirements:
Computer
Requirements Windows XP®,
SP2 or SP3 Windows Vista®
Business/Ultimate, SP1 Windows® 7
Professional
Processor 233 MHz minimum, 300 MHz
or higher recommended 1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit
(x64) minimum 1GHz minimum, 32-bit (x86)
or 64-bit (x64)
RAM 128 MB minimum, 256 MB or
higher recommended 1 GB minimum
2 GB recommended 1 GB minimum
2 GB recommended
Hard drive Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with at least 15 GB space
available for data
Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with at least 15 GB space
available for data
Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with up to 200 MB space
reserved for log and statistics
files
CD/DVD drive CD or DVD drive DVD drive DVD drive
Monitor 800 x 600 SVGA minimum DirectX® 9 support with
WDDM driver, 128 MB
graphics memory (minimum),
Pixel Shader 2.0 in
hardware, 32 bits per pixel
DirectX® 9 support with
WDDM driver, 128 MB
graphics memory (minimum),
Pixel Shader 2.0 in
hardware, 32 bits per pixel
USB ports One port required for USB
memory-card drive One port required for USB
memory-card drive One port required for USB
memory-card drive
Keyboard,
mouse Windows-compatible Windows-compatible Windows-compatible
Memory card
drive
USB memory-card drive
included USB memory-card drive
included USB memory-card drive
included

Privileges required for Data Manager

The following computer privileges are required to perform Data Manager tasks.
Task Required Privileges Notes
To install Data Manager Administrator privileges
To create Data Manager
folders (as part of setup) Administrator privileges
To change Data Manager
settings Write access to the 3M
section of the Windows
Registry and 3M folder in
the Program Files folder
At installation, Data Manager changes system
settings so this access is available to all system
users.
To write to Data Manager
folders Read and write access
to folders The administrator must grant this access to staff
members who use these folders.
To eject the memory card Eject privileges on the
memory card The default is to limit eject privileges to
administrators. If non-admistrators will be working
with the memory card, administrators must give them
eject privileges.
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